Jack,
Not sure what you mean: (1) sale from disposals to the CFA, or (2) later disposal from the CFA to whoever.
The first was, I understand, not so much a 'sale' as 'disposal' to eligible users during the latter part of the war. The CFA in Victoria were considered essential users and disposal was by direct sale to them from the Commonwealth Disposals Commission. A list of vehicles available was posted, and only eligible users could apply for, and choose what they wanted. CFA chose a batch of WOTs. Doctors, farmers, etc etc were all considered essential users, so many were able to get used sedans and the like - there were a lot of used vehicles ex-US Reciprocal Lend Lease, for example, plus the 'orphans' (like WOTs) from the Australian services that had been replaced by better, more modern types.
As to the second scenario, this aspect is outside my area of interest.
Mike
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